The 20.31 per cent increase in the level of revenue recorded by the Nigerian Customs Service from all its activities at its Apapa Command in the first quarter of this year as against the figure in the same period of last year has been attributed to improved compliance to procedures by officers and stakeholders including…
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, at a the Jigawa State Magistrate Court in Dutse over alleged inciting comments. The Chief Magistrate, Usman Lamin ruled that Lamido is to be in the Dutse prison until May 4 when the application for his bail will be decided. The magistrate…
A former foreign minister from Ghana, Hanna Tetteh, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to The Bahamas for the country’s general election later this month. This is the first time the Commonwealth will observe elections to The Bahaman parliament. The general election is scheduled for 10 May 2017. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland announced…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson says priority attention will be accorded payment of arrears of salaries owed workers, as soon as the government receives the second tranche of the Paris Club loan refund. Represented by his deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Rtd), the Governor gave the assurance, during this year’s Workers Day Celebration…
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is building a productive Nigerian economy for a sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The Minister said this while speaking on Sunday at “The Platform” hosted by the Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos. She said that the Federal Government was calling…
